The Brutalist Report

Politico

• What's in store for Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing [6d]
• ‘Anthropic doesn’t care about Europe’ — EU officials peeved after AI giant sends junior staffer to testify about safety [6d]
• GOP governors, utilities join Trump data center pledge [6d]
• No end in sight for new Iran war [7d]
• Judges grow skeptical about DOJ’s use of grand juries [7d]
• Senate Dems block defense bill in protest of Iran war [7d]
• Americans in Congo barred from immediately returning home [7d]
• E. Jean Carroll receives the first of Trump’s millions [7d]
• Trump backtracks on plan to charge 20 percent fee for ships traveling through Strait of Hormuz [7d]
• Trump administration gives Tom Kean Jr. a new headache in tough midterm fight [7d]
• Hochul to approve nation’s first state-level data center pause [7d]
• Trump’s America First allies are eyeing the hawkish void Graham leaves behind [7d]
• ‘Predictability is important’: Estonia’s outgoing ambassador didn’t get much of it [7d]
• How best to honor Lindsey Graham’s legacy? Republicans are divided. [7d]